BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. doesn’t want to think very much about his current run.
He’s just enjoying it while it lasts.
Tuesday's game
WHO: Oakland Athletics (Manaea 0-0) at Boston Red Sox (O’Sullivan 0-0)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
TELEVISION: NESN
Bradley extended his career-high hitting streak to 15 games with a two-run single in Boston’s six-run fourth and added a grand slam two innings later, carrying the Red Sox over the struggling Oakland Athletics 14-7 on Monday night.
“You feel confident. You want to swing it more,” he said. “It’s one of those things that you want to keep it going as long as possible.”
Bradley owns the majors’ longest streak, hitting .382 (21-for-55) during the stretch.
“He’s on a strong run, not only on the number of base hits, but he’s driving the ball hard,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
Brock Holt hit a two-run homer, and David Ortiz had three hits and two RBIs for Boston, which has won seven of its last 10 games.
Khris Davis hit his seventh homer and drove in two runs for Oakland, which has lost 12 of 16 and fell to 1-7 this month.
Josh Reddick’s club-record streak of hits in eight consecutive at-bats was stopped when he grounded out his first time up.
Clay Buchholz (2-3) gave up four runs and six hits in five innings.
Oakland scored in each of the first three innings to open a 4-1 lead before the Red Sox charged ahead with their six-run inning.
Boston chased Sonny Gray (3-4) during an inning in which the Red Sox had seven hits, two of them doubles off the Green Monster by Ortiz, and sent 11 batters to the plate.
“He’s going through a tough time,” Athletics manager Bob Melvin said of Gray. “We haven’t seen him struggle. I think we probably left a few outs out on the table for him out there, too. That may have cost him a few runs. But it’s a struggle for him right now.”
Travis Shaw’s RBI double and Bradley Jr’s single tied it, and Mookie Betts doubled in the go-ahead run. Dustin Pedroia’s run-scoring single made it 6-4, and Ortiz capped the rally with an RBI double against Fernando Rodriguez.
Holt homered in Oakland’s bullpen the next inning, and Bradley hit his slam over a short wall in deep right.
Gray gave up seven runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. He is 1-3 with a 9.61 ERA in his last four starts.
“I’m going to have to sit down tomorrow and start trying to figure some stuff out,” he said.
Davis’ homer landed into the first row of Monster seats.
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